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Site csgG
- Name: csgG
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1037 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: curlin sigma-S (stat.phase) dependent growth
- Left End Point: 23.71
- Right End Point: 23.73
- Products:
outer-membrane lipoprotein, maintaining stability of CsgA,B assembly - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
csgG778(del)::kan csgG792-YFP(::cat) - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG13413 EcoliWiki csgG - Comment:
- possible assembly or transport protein for curli, novel lipoprotein
- References:
- Hammar, M., A. Arnqvist, Z. Bian, A. Olsen, S. Normark 1995. Expression of two csg operons is required for production of fibronectin- and congo red-binding curli polymers in Escherichia coli K-12. Mol.Microbiol. 18:661-670
- Loferer, H., M. Hammar, S. Normark 1997. Availability of the fibre subunit CsgA and the nucleator protein CsgB during assembly of fibronectin-binding curli is limited by the intracellular concentration of the novel lipoprotein CsgG. Mol.Microbiol. 26:1
- Romling, U., Z. Bian, M. Hammar, W.D. Sierralta, S. Normark 1998. Curli fibers are highly conserved between Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli with respect to operon structure and regulation. J.Bacteriol. 180:722-731